Essays about: "pre-emptive right"
Found 5 essays containing the words pre-emptive right.
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1. The Legality of Anticipatory Self-Defence in International Law
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The Caroline Case with its principles of necessity, proportionality and immediacy is alleged to be part of customary international law consider anticipatory self-defence, but a closer examination views that it can not be, mostly because of States are not convinced that it is the correct behaviour. Even if Article 51 of the UN Charter has been expanded to include acts of terrorism as armed attacks, it still does not give the right for States to act in self-defence when there is a mere threat of force. READ MORE
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2. The Bush Doctrine - a carte blanche for a war on the world?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The events on September 11, 2001, changed the view for many regarding the use of force. The US immediately engaged in a war against terrorism, and in an attempt to win this war and protect American citizens, President Bush and his administration used all means necessary. Thus, the Bush Doctrine came to be. READ MORE
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3. Self-defence against terrorism
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The first condition for the legal use of force in self-defence is that the state exercising this right is the victim of an armed attack. Typically, an armed attack is carried out across the frontier of the aggressor state into the territory of the victim state. READ MORE
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4. The Legality or Illegality of Pre-Emptive Self-Defence
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The threat or use of force in international relations has been unlawful since the UN Charter entered into force in 1945. States still had the right, though, to protect themselves in self-defence. There has, from the start, been a discussion about the extent of this right to self-defence. READ MORE
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5. Self-Defence in International Law and Its Impact on Human Rights in the Aftermath of Armed Response
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The inherent right of self-defence in international law is part of international customary law and reiterated in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. The concept of self-defence has changed dramatically throughout legal history. READ MORE
